H.R. 2831: To amend Public Law 89-732 to modify the requirement for a Cuban national to qualify for and maintain status as a permanent resident.
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H.R. 2831: To amend Public Law 89-732 to modify the requirement for a Cuban national to qualify for and maintain status as a permanent resident.
112th Congress · introduced 2011-08-30 · Immigration · Latest: Subcommittee Hearings Held.
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- Where it came from: introduced 2011-08-30 · official record
- Who proposed it: Rep. Rivera, David [R-FL-25] · what a sponsor is
- What happened next: no floor votes in our records yet. Why?
- Where it stands now: Subcommittee Hearings Held. Not final yet: this can still change. We check for updates every day.
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Official title
To amend Public Law 89-732 to modify the requirement for a Cuban national to qualify for and maintain status as a permanent resident.
Plain summary
Amends the Cuban Adjustment Act to make an alien who returns to Cuba after admission or parole into the United States ineligible for such status adjustment. Rescinds such adjusted status in the case of an alien who returns to Cuba before being granted U.S. citizenship, and subjects the alien to all the provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act to the same extent as if the status adjustment had not been made.
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Official text
To amend Public Law 89-732 to modify the requirement for a Cuban national to qualify for and maintain status as a permanent resident.
Source: Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
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Sponsor: Rep. Rivera, David [R-FL-25] · 1 cosponsors
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Sources
- Congressional Research Service summary (Introduced in House)
- Congress.gov
- Data: GovInfo BILLSTATUS bulk data (Library of Congress), BILLSTATUS-112hr2831.xml <https://www.govinfo.gov/bulkdata/BILLSTATUS/112/hr>
Record fed-us-cong112-hr2831 · catalog fed-us-congress-bills-cong112 · updated 2026-11-15 by psicol fed-bills-cong112